Assistant Project Manager Construction

Job Description

Job Description

Assistant Project Manager

Job Duties

Key responsibilities of an assistant project manager:

• Project planning: Assisting in developing project plans, timelines, and work breakdown structures.  
• Task management: Coordinating and assigning tasks to team members, tracking progress against the schedule. 
• Budget management: Monitoring project expenses, identifying cost overruns, and proposing cost-saving measures. Create change orders as they arise and no work is to be done until approved in writing by the customer. 
• Communication: Facilitating communication between project team members, customers, and the project manager. 
• Risk management: Identifying potential risks, developing mitigation strategies, and monitoring their impact on the project.  
• Quality assurance: Ensuring project deliverables meet quality standards. 
• • This includes daily inspection and field notes after each inspection.  
• Reporting: Preparing and presenting project status updates to customers.  
• Administrative tasks: Managing project documentation, scheduling meetings, creating reports, and handling administrative tasks 
• Team support: Providing support to team members, addressing issues, and fostering collaboration 
• Meeting management: Setting agendas, facilitating discussions, and taking meeting minutes / notes 
• Sales: Attend estimate appointments, Maintain professional communication with Customers, take professional pictures before and after .

Important skills for an assistant project manager:

• Strong organizational skills 
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal 
• Proficiency in project management software 
• Attention to detail 
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team 
• Problem-solving and decision-making abilities 
• Basic understanding of project management methodologies
• Ability and knowledge of how to pull a trailer